Tether for children



April 18, 1933. s. LEFFERT 1,904,480

' TETHER FOR CHILDREN Filed April 22, 1931 Patented Apr. 18, 1933 UNITEDSTATES SOL G. LEFFERT, OF BRIGHTON, NEW YORK TETHEB FOR CHILDRENApplication filed April 22, 1931. Serial No. 531,959.

The present invention relates to a tether for children and an objectthereof is to confine the child while permitting the child to turnreadily to either side, thus reducing the 5 chances of the childuncovering itself when used in connection with a bed.

To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts andcombinations of parts all of which will be hereinafter described, thenovel features being pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing:

v Fig. 1 is a view of the tether spread into a fiat condition;

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the tether with a part shown in section; and

Fig. 3 is a view showing the tether in use.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, 1 indicates a waistbandand 2 two shoulder straps which are stitched at 3 to the waistband incrossed relation on opposite sides of the middle of the waistband, andare stitched at 4 adjacent opposite ends-of the waistband;

Tie tapes 5 are also secured by the stitches 4 and project beyond thewaistband to be tied together, as shown in Fig. 2 to hold the tether tothe infant.

The restraining means comprises, in this instance, two straps 6 havingloops 7 at their inner ends and passed about iding means on thewaistband. The guiding means, in this instance, comprises a guide strap8 secured at its center 9 to the waistband on the outer face of thelatter between the two crossed ends of the shoulder straps 2, and alsobeing secured at 4 to the waistband, the

uide strap being free from the waistband tween the said secured portionand being surrounded by the loops 7 one on one side of the securingmeans 9 and the other on the other side of said securing means.

The tether is secured to a child in a manner similar to that shown in Fi3 and the restraining stra s are secure at two oints on opposite si esof the child. The c ild is free to turn to either side but is held to aWhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A device of the class described comprising a waistband, two shoulderstraps secured to I the waistband in crossed relation on oppo- 5b sitesides of and near the center of the waistband and also near the ends ofthe waistband, a guide strap of less width and of slightly less lengththan the waistband secured to the waistband near its ends at the pointswhere the shoulder stra s are secured and also secured to the waist andnear the center between the adjacent ends of the two crossed shoulderstraps, said guide strap being free from the Waistband intermediate thepolnts where secured to the waistband, tie tapes having their inner endssuperimposed on the ends of the guide strap and the ends of the crossedshoulder straps near the ends of the waistband, the said ends of the tietapes, the ends of. the guide strap and the ends of the crossed shoulderstraps adjacent the ends of the waistband all being secured in theirsaid relationship by stitching passing through these said parts and thewaistband, and restraining straps having their ends looped around theguide strap for slid ing movement thereon.

SOL G. LEFFERT.

central positionso that when used in connection with a bed the childcannot pull or turn off the covers.

